2nd TCA Awards
# 2nd TCA Awards

The 2nd TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on June 10, 1986, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.

## Winners and nominees

| Category | Winner | Other Nominees |
| - | - | - |
| Program of the Year | Death of a Salesman (CBS) and The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS) | Anne of Green Gables (PBS) The Cosby Show (NBC) An Early Frost (NBC) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | The Cosby Show (NBC) | Cheers (NBC) The Golden Girls (NBC) Moonlighting (ABC) Newhart (CBS) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Death of a Salesman (CBS) | Anne of Green Gables (PBS) An Early Frost (NBC) Love Is Never Silent (NBC) Nobody's Child (CBS) St. Elsewhere (NBC) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Specials | Live Aid (ABC/MTV) | Comic Relief (HBO) Horowitz in Moscow (CBS) Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Putting It Together: The Making of The Broadway Album (HBO) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming | WonderWorks (PBS) | Jim Henson ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) The Disney Sunday Movie (ABC) Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS) Sesame Street (PBS) |
| Outstanding Achievement in News and Information | Ted Koppel - Nightline (ABC) and Bill Moyers - The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS) | CNN |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sports | No award given | 1985 World Series (ABC) Roone Arledge John Madden Monday Night Football (ABC) Wide World of Sports (ABC) |
| Career Achievement Award | Walter Cronkite | Roone Arledge Bill Moyers Brandon Tartikoff David L. Wolper |

### Multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:

| Wins | Recipient |
| - | - |
| 2 | Death of a Salesman |
| 2 | The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America |

### Multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

| Nominations | Recipient |
| - | - |
| 2 | Anne of Green Gables |
| 2 | The Cosby Show |
| 2 | Death of a Salesman |
| 2 | An Early Frost |
| 2 | The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America |
